The Society Motif is from “The History of Playing Cards” by Rev. E.S. Taylor (1865). On page 238 there is a picture of the dog and the devil entitled ‘Deuce and Tray’. An Ace of Spades symbol has been added to complete a representation of the first three cards in a standard pack: ace, deuce and three. The Ace and Deuce need no explanation. The dog ‘Tray’ is phonetically similar to ‘tres’ or ‘three’.
The E.P.C.S. Logo
The E.P.C.S. Logo is based on the ‘Garter’ Ace of Spades and incorporates the motif in the centre.
Benefits of Membership
We are a Society dedicated to the study and collection of “English Playing Cards” and “Card Games”
We offer an Annual Meeting.
You will enjoy the fellowship of like minded members
Our thrice-yearly Newsletter covering all aspects of the hobby is anything between 32 and 36 pages
If you want to be published on the subject of English Cards then this is the Society to belong to.
The English Playing Card Society was founded in 1984 by Peter Way and Major R.T. Donald Welsh.
The purpose of the Society is to
bring together collectors, researchers, manufacturers, museums and libraries, and all persons interested who wish to increase their knowledge of English playing cards and card games, their makers and designers.
an informative, well illustrated and readable newsletter is published three times a year together with details of meetings, new publications, recent discoveries and regular updates.
